Asus Aspire One Network Woes

[Shannon McMackin]

Graham Watkins wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
>> On 02/08/2009 05:57 AM, Graham Watkins wrote:
>>   
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> I've just installed Intrepid onto an Aspire One notebook for a friend of 
>>> mine.  However, I am having intermittent networking problems.  
>>>     
> snipped
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>     
>> It may be a kernel problem as some have pointed out. Try installing a
>> lower kernel version & see if it works then. However here are some links
>> that you may find helpful:
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkManager0.7
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingNetworkManager
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WiFiHowTo
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs
>>
>> But in order for anyone to help you, you'll need to provide more
>> information, at least:
>>
>> - wificard/device type
>>
>> And, if you still can't get it to work with Network Manager, you may
>> want to give wicd a try:
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WICD
>>
>> http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
>>   http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php
>>
>> I use (and much prefer) wicd.
>>
>>
>>
>>   
> I followed the suggestion of reverting to the earlier kernel - 
> 2.6.27-7.  The network (which is wired) is currently functioning.  If my 
> friend wants a wireless connection, he may have to sort it out for 
> himself.  I shall forward the above links.  Thanks for all the suggestions.
> 
There's a post in the ubuntuforums where the poster made a kernel 
package for the Aspire One.

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